Mount Parashka

Parashka
Parashka
Парашка
Highest point
Elevation	1,268.5 m (4,162 ft)
Prominence	479 m (1,572 ft)
Listing	Country high point
Coordinates	49°04′10″N 23°24′51″E / 49.06944°N 23.41417°ECoordinates: 49°04′10″N 23°24′51″E / 49.06944°N 23.41417°E
Geography
	Parashka Ukraine
Location	Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Country	Ukraine
Parent range	Skole Beskids

Parashka (Ukrainian: Пара́шка, Параска) – mountain in the Ukrainian Carpathians, the highest peak of the Parashka Range in the Skole Beskids (Eastern Beskids). Highest peak reaches 1,268.5 metres (4,162 ft) above sea level. It is located at a distance 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-west from the district center Skole and 118 kilometres (73 mi) from the regional center of Lviv.
The Opir^[1] and Stryi Rivers flow near the Mount as well. Gurkalo^[2] is a known waterfall on the River Velyka Richka. Pine and beech forests cover its slopes. It is a popular site for tourists.

Etymology[]

According to legend, the mountain is named after Parashka - the daughter (according to other versions - a woman) of Prince Svyatoslav Vladimirovich, son of Vladimir the Great, who was killed on this mountain by the troops of Sviatopolk I of Kyiv in 1015. This event was preceded by the battle between Sviatoslav and Sviatopolk near the town of Skole.

Fun facts[]

Parashka is the highest peak, which lies entirely in the Lviv region.
In good weather from the top of Parashka you can see the nearby village of Korchyn, as well as the cities of Stryy, Mykolayiv (cement plant), and even Lviv (90 km).

Mount Parashka (in the middle) in the background of the building of the State Tax Service. View from Lviv (90 km)
Cross on the top of Parashka

References[]

^ Опір (річка)(in Ukrainian)
^ Гуркало(in Ukrainian)

External links[]

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[1] Опір (річка)(in Ukrainian)

[2] Гуркало(in Ukrainian)

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